Spring Cleaning - Organizing

Day 2 of the Spring Cleaning topic, Organizing.

This will be a short & simple post, since it is a short and simple topic.

So, how does organizing fit in with sustainability?  Its easy- if you know where things are and what you have, you won't spend time searching for it or have to go out and buy a new item.  How annoying is it to search and search for the tape, finally get a new roll, and THEN find the roll that you were originally looking for?  Or to find out that your produce has gone bad in the back of the refrigerator because you forgot that it was there?

So, I don't have any real tips on organizing, other than to say a) pare down what you own (see yesterday's post), and b) then arrange it in a way that makes sense & works for you!  For example, I have my books at home grouped by subject - it would be too exhausting to try and file them alphabetically by author, but at least if I'm looking for a book about rock climbing, I have a good idea where I would find it.  I also like making use of existing objects around my house to organize things with - such as tomato sauce jars for screws and nails, spice jars for Q-tips (I have some cool little spice jars that work perfectly), etc. The more that you can re-use, the better.

And just think how happy you'll be when you don't have to waste time searching for something that you *think* should be *here*.

Tomorrow - the "big" topic regarding Spring Cleaning - better (for you & the environment) cleaning supplies!